Dr. Satish Sakilam

Biography

Dr. Satish K. Sakilam obtained Ph.D. in Organic Synthesis/Asymmetric catalysis, from University of Hyderabad, one of the top research universities in India. Then, moved to USA for the postdoctoral research and did his first post-doc in the area of Nucleoside modifications for therapeutic applications, one of the important projects he accomplished involves the modification of Cladribine analogs for improved activity against various types of leukemia and breast cancer. Then, in 2016, he moved to New York University, working as associate research scientist and current research involves the development of peptides/peptide-like molecules as inhibitors for disease-causing protein-protein interactions.